Apparatus for quenching coke.



H. KOPPERS.

APPARATUS FOR QUENGHING COKE. APPLIGATION FILED PEB. 4. 191s.

LQLSY. Patented Dec. 15, 1914.

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H. KOPPBRS. APPBAI'US FOR QUBNGHING COKE.

Patented Dec. 15, 1914 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

narran nrnrjnsninrnnfr otnnon HEINRICH KOPPERS, OF ESSEN-ON-THE-BUHR, GERMANY, ASSIGNOR TO H. KOPPERS COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION.

APPARATUS FOR QUENCHING COKE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. i5, 1914.

Application filed February 4, 1913. Serial No. 746,098.

il t a speeilieation.

'l` La invention relate@` to apparatus tor ouenehine' ini'yandeseent coke, and Vit is char- :u `erirfzedvbiv the tact that quenching water admitted to the eol e eontainer troni belov so that the steam generated is ahle to eeeape 'freely upward, and access ot all', l1ahie we eoinl `Vltion is prevented, while :he Sie: i the ipienehing. This method ot' operation preventa the colte troni beine drowned ff. i. eonipletely .saturated heretofore it haa been customary to l the inminderleent eole either hv i Alling` Vit will water, or hv tipping it i tanhY ol" water` or bv dipping a perl rake eontainer into a tank ot water. ii'ith all methods it has been usual so that to :ii-'rature the water cornes in eontaet with the eolie troni all Sides and in large pu-intimen in order to accelerate the queneh- Enix operation. ilial principle, however, is

aire it iniolves that the lteain general'eil is unable lo ef-.eape, and thiny remite` in the well known lnndentrost parta lil! action. the, 1-A ot rohe beeoining enveloped in ne fleani jarlcets. The latter not onljvfv -i rd the ipenehingi'. but by snddenlv hnrsting' eine riaAx to the well Known explosions, bf r ieh moet ot" the col-1e is trefpientlv lilonvn out ot the, eontaiiier. lf, however: water is onlv admitted 'troni below accordinej to the present invention, the Steafin is ahle to eafapo upward without hindrance. .\t thi renne time the. exclusion ot' air and the pienehing by the teani enable the Sup niv oft watento he Carried ont inueh more wlv and in smaller quantities than was hitherto eonridered nfafeasarv.

'the invention is; illutrated in the aeeoinpanting; drawing.y in, whieh Figure ,l is a sfide elevation ol' a eolie duenrhiirg`- plant, and lfig. f2, a sectional end \,iew Athm'eol.

ln trout ot the eolie oven lf) adapted to travel a traine lill whieli is driven 'by a nio-Lor 2l through gear QQ. The upper part ot the traine J is in thel form. of a chimney Q and is provided at that side adjacent the oven l() with an extension 2li which is, the torni of (pieneliing cage provided at the top and bottoni with sprinkling pipes 25. A pump 27, driven by a inotor 2G, drawn'` water by means ot its suction pipe 2S troni a trough ll. which eXtendS along,l the whole length ot the hatteeyv ot ovens. The deliver;Y pipe BO adapted to supply the quenchingl water alternatively to the sprinkling pipe 3l or to a delivery pipe dis-i eharging into the water hath. Underneath the portal shaped traino runs a truck 33 whieh, with the aid ot" hearings 3l, Carries a Substantiall)y trouglrshaped quenching container 5f, the latter heiner arranged so that it can he tipped about its Center 0't` gravity. t the lower end ol the Chimney 23 the Valls thereol converge inward, formingr a tunnel shaped month "if, with whieh thei'top ot the eontainer 33 is adapted to regiater, a` slight elearanre being arranged l'or between the parts. lhe bottoni ot the container is provided with perlorationS 3T. and at one .aide with a channel 3% terminating at uppe;l end in a liared month 3f) which is adapted to be plared nnderneath the delivrr,V pipe llmending along' they bottoni oi' container 3T:- is a eliannel or pas? ge, l0, which may be eloSr-d at ithI Vfront end hb a 'rlvo plate l1. the latter being pressed np against ita` Seal h v a weren spindle -l-Ll. The container l is adapted to he tipped about its axis by means ot' toothed gearingA lil.

The operation ol the apparatnS is as tollows: rl`he traveling traine Q0, and the trnel: 2li. earrj,ing the eontainer 35, are wheeled in t'ront ol' the oven l() to hereinptied so that the quenehintT cago placed in front ot the door. The pump Z7 is then started, and water is Ynnnped to the sprinkler pipes Q5 which sprinkle the eako ot colte as it eaves the ovrn. The Icalce ot' eolie always rerpiireav Horne time to he broken np, and this preliminaryV ,aprinkling Serves to prevent or reiluee itil eonihustion. lVhen the eolie has pinar-.d throne-h the cage 91? into the eontainer :la the water iS out. oil" by a suitable valve t'roin the sprinkler and iS delivered to the nozzle 232 so that it passes into the tunnel h and runs through the peritorations 37 into the interior of the Container. lt will he Seen that, the arrangement o1 the channel 5?9 at the Side ot' the container' renders a tight joint with the, water delivery pipe unnecessary, whereas Such Yjoint would be required if the water delivery pipe were connected to the bottom of the container. The steam generated by contact of the water with the hot coke escapes freely upward,

prevents entrance of air, and assists in quenching the coke. The close iit ofthe container' with the intermediate part 36 also prevents the workmen from-being affected by the steam generated. In order to obtain a perfectly tight joint at this part the container may be slightly raised to meet the part 36, or the latter may be lowered. The sprinkler 81 is provided in case additional quenching from above should be required for any particular reason. After the coke has been quenched the truck 33 and container 35 are moved away from the frame 20, and the valve 4l is opened to allow the water to escape. In this case also the coke dust is Hooded away by the iiow of the escaping water. After the water has run off the container is tipped over about its axis and emptied into any suitable conveyance, or into the screening apparatus.

, Whatv I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is l 1. Apparatus of the character described,

` comprising a traveling container adapted quenching Water into said c to receive the coke to be quenched, said container having imperforate side walls and a perforated bottom, a channel communicating through said perforated bottom with the interior of the container and extending upward to the top of said container, anda water supply nozzle ada ted to admit annel.

Apparatus of the character described, comprising a traveling container adapted to' receive the coke to be quenched, said container, the said tainer having imperforate side walls Landa perforated bottom, a channel communicating through said perforated bottom with the interior of the container and extending upward to the top of said container, a water sisting of sprinkling tubes and adapted toA travel with said chimney.

4. Apparatus for quenching coke, comprising a traveling and tipping container to which water can be fed from below, in combination with an independently traveling chimney and with a quenching cage'adapted to travel with said chimney, and 'a prunp mounted to travel with said chimney and adapted to deliver coke container.

5..Apparatus for quenching coke,'com

quenching water to the prislng a traveling 'and tlpping container to which water can be fed from below, in combination with an independently traveling chimney and with a quenching cage connected to said chimney, and a pump mounted to travel with said chimney and adapted to deliver quenching water to the coke', conchimney being adapted to register with the walls of the container with a slight amount of clearance.

HEINRICH KOPPERS.

AUGUST Fuseau. 

